Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-06-28
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Fuller Details Of the Extefihiha-
tion Of the Tolliver Gang.

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MoREHEAD, Ky, June 90 The
killing of the Logan boys two weeks
ago was followed by notification
from Craig Tolliver to Boone Logan
TO leave the county. Boone Logan is
lawyer and quiet citizen. He
left the county, and going to Frank
fort consulted Gov. Knott on The sit
uaiion. lie was advised what course
to pursue. lie got into communica-
tion with Hiram Pigman, a respecta-
ble young merchant of Morehead'
Pigman had been bullied by Craig
Tolliyer, and knew that lie was in
danger of losing his life at any mo-
ment by the hands of Tolliver and
his murderous crew. lie enlisted
heartily in the scheme proposed by
Boone Logan, and the two secured
the active cooperation of Sheriff
Hogg. The latter is an officer who is
willing TO do his duty. II was too
palpable for argument, however, that
he could do nothing without assist
ance.
PREPARING FOR TIE DIFFERENTIATION.
A systematic canvass of the best cit
izens in the county was instituted
Each man was carfully approached
and asked ifhe would assist in bring
ing Tolliver's gang of outlaws 10 JUS
tice. The responses were very favor
able. About one hundred men were
secured In Rowan and another hun
dred in Carter and Morgan counties.
To arm and equip these, Boone Lo-
gan went TO Cincinnati and pur-
chased sixty Winchester rifles
These were distributed as far as they
would go, and the rest of the posse
were provided with shot-guns, mus
kets, ordinary rifles and pistols.
Meetings were held and plans of ac-
tion discussed. Warrants of arrest
for murder, arson, assault with intent
TO kill, and other crimes and misde-
meanors, were issued against the fol-
loving persons; Craig Tolliver,
LAY Tolliver Bud Tolliver, Andy |
Tolliver, Cal. Tolliver, Burke Man
ming, Jim Manning, John Rogers,
Hiram Cooper, Boone Day, Bill Day,
Tom Day, Sam Gooden, Allie Young
and 2. 4. Young, Jr. These war
rants were placed in the hands OF
Sheriff Hogg, and Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock was the time desig-
mated for the capture.
GATHERING FOR THE FRAY.
Wednesday morning at O'Clock
ll3 men, under the control of Sheriff
lIogg, arrived in detachments al
Morehead, and, stationing themselves
at seven different positions outside
the town limits, completely surround
ed the place. Their plans had been
well perfected, and the execution Of
them was SO methodical that the be-
sieged gang did not suspect their
danger.
THE OVERTHROW OF TOLLIvER.
At s o'clock yesterday morning the
forces were gathered al the
American House. They were on the
lookout for foes, though no one Of
them believed that thetown was then
surrounded. They were well armed
as usual. Craig Tolllver had two
pistols and a belt full of cartridges.
II was quarter past o'clock when
one of the posse, named Byron, was
seen at the depot. Byron was armed
with Winchester, and the Tollivers ]
at once opened fire on him. Byron
ran, and the Tollivers pursued, keep
ing up the firing. This precipitated '
the conflict. Men sprang from be-
hind stumps, bushes and piles of lum-
Der. The earth seemed to swarm
with armed men. A vollcy was
poured into the Tolliver party, which
at once began hasly retreat. They
fled past the American House and
toward the Central Hotel. The 9TH
er squads Of tho posse now wheeled
into action, and as the guns began to
crack in all quarters the desperadoes
the utter hopelessness of
their situation. All of them but one,
however, reached the Central HOTEL
The one who failed was Bud Tolliver,
who fell IN the street with wound
that shattered his knee. He managed
10 crawl through fence, and con-
cealed himself in some tall grass.
The members of the posse wore no {
hats, in order that they might, by this
means of Identification, avoid shoot
ing each other. The Tolliver gang
soon discovered that their assailants I
were bare-headed and threw away
heir own hats. BY doing this sew
sral of them escaped unframed.
TIE DESCRIPTION OF AN EYEWITNESS,
Mr.. White, drummer from Lex
ington, told me he witnessed the bat 1
tic from window of the cottage ho-
tel. This hotel is south of the rail-
road. Said Mr.. White.
"The conilict lasted for two hours =
and half, and there must have been G
1t least two thousand shots fired. |
The scenes were terrible. Women
Ind children rushed about screaming
md calling on the Lord to save them. ]
Craig Tolliyer and his men were
oon driven from the Central Hotel.
lay Tolliver was killed on the hill
lot far from the hotel. Craig, bare y
leaded, and evidently terribly fright L
ntcd, ran down the street toward
he Cottage Hotel. just as he reach I
d the railroad, about sixty feet from
ny window, a bullet struck him in